Railroad tie



May 20, 1924. 1,494,681

r; P. GARANKIN mmmb m1 Filed Jan. 25' 1923 J? INVENTOR. 2221255256 BY7.4. f

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Patented May 20, 1924. I

UNITED, STATES THEODORE I. GARANKIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed January 25, 1923. Serial No. 614,904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE P. GARAN- KIN, citizen of Russia, andresident of New York city, in the county :of New York and State of NewYork, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in RailroadTies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railroad ties and has a particular reference toties adapted to be locked to the ballast underneath.

The object of my invention is to provide a tie which could be moved forthe purpose of aligning or readjusting the rails and which could besecurely fastened to the roadbed.

With the ordinary ties it is difficult to keep the rails from gettingout of position under heavy strain, for instance, on the curves. Andwhen the ties are moved in order to correct the position of the rails,then this movement still further weakens the bond between the ties andthe roadbed.

With my tie I provide a means to secure the tie to the ballastunderneath, also a means for moving the tie in relationto this securingmeans, locking the tie in each new position.

My invention is more fully described in the accompanying specificationand drawing in which I Fig. 1 is a plan view of my tie with the railsattached, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Figs. 3 and 4 represent amodification, Figs. 5 and 6 are also modifications, Fig. 7 is a lan viewof the spacin blocks as they won d look in the assemble condition, Fig.8 is an elevation'of this block assembly, and Fig. 9 is a view of theadjusting device.

My tie 1, when made from a channel beam (Figs. 1 and 2), is providedwith a tie plate 2 underneath. This tie plate has a downward extendingtongue 3 imbedded in the ballast 24 under the tie. The plate has a stud4: passing through a slot 5 in the tie 1.

V A cover plate 19 with a central aperture is placed on the stud tocover the slot 5 and is fastened with a nut 6 and a lock nut 7. Thecover plate is guided in its place by projections or guiding pins 20.The space in the slot 5 on both sides of the stud isfilled with spacingblocks 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of differentdimensions. These blocks can be removed by prying them out with asuitable lever through end slots 21.

Rails 22 are attached to the tie in a regular manner with rail plates23.

The object of the tie plate 2 and the tongue 3 is to lock the tie to theroadbed right under the tie, where this roadbed is fully compressed bytheweight of the passing trains. With this arrangement it is impossiblefor my tie to become accidentally displaced or to slide endwise on theroadbed.

When it becomes necessary to move the tie for the purpose of realignmentof the rails,

then my tie can be moved in relation to the tongue 3 of the plate 2without disturbing the position of the tongue itself in the compressedroadbed.

';For this purpose the nuts 6 and 7 are loosened, and the cover plate 19turned at right angle exposing the slot 5 with the spacing blocks 8 -18.These blocks are then removed, and a screw jack (Fig. 9) or a similaradjusting device is placed with a clevis 26 over the stud 4 or nuts 6and 7, and with a slot 29 of a bracket 28 over pins or lugs 25 of thetie. The screw 35 is then turned with a suitable wrench fitting over thesquare or hexagonal portion 27, until thetie moves to a desiredposition. The gravel or similar ballast is first removed from under thefront end of the tie and replaced again when the movement is completed.

The spacing blocks are then replaced in a new order so as to fillcompletely spaces on both sides of the stud 4. These blocks are made ofvarious different lengths so that their positions can be rearranged forany new position of the tie in relation to the tie plate with thestud'l.

The cover plate 19 is turned again to its proper position and istightened in this posi-' tion with the nuts 6 and 7. The tie will bejust as firmly attached to the roadbed as before, since the position ofthe locking tongue 3 in the compressed ballast has not been changed.

Instead of one tongue 3 two or more may be employed. Fig. 4 shows anarrangement with two tongues 31. In this case a sliding box 30 isemployed instead of the plate 2, this construction being especiallysuitable for a solid tie, made from wood, for instance. The slot 5 maybe made in a special plate 32 attached to the tie with screws 33 and providled with lugs 34 on the ends for the screw ae 1 I It should be notedthat the lugs 25 may be omitted altogether if the screw jack is providedwith hooks adapted to beattached to theends o ftl e plate 32 orto the:ends of the tie l itself. I

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a modified arrangement in which the adjustingscrew is permanently located on the tie passing with its middle portionthrough a nut 36 of the tie plate 37 having t ngues38. The nut orthreaded lug 36 is placed in a slot 42 With the 1 spacing blocks ;8, 17.{Ilhe ends of the screw 35 are provided-Withsquare heads Al and .are.placed in bearing ,brackets 40 .attached to the tie *1.

Important advantages .of my tie are, that itican be permanentlyssecuredWith its tie plate ;.and tongue to the. compressed ballast underneath,and, atthe samegtime, ,can .be easily realigned land-{moved :in relationto thisvtieplate, alsofthat .it can; bepermanent- 1y locked in each,newposition'.

:I claim iasimy invention 1. In a railro,ad.=tie,. theicombination:witha :tie, means :tosecure said tie to .theyroadbed, and means to movesaid-tiein relation to said securing means.

2. In a railroadtie, the combinationwith a tie, means tosecuresaidtie tothe roadbed, meansto movesaid-tie in relation ;to

saidsecuringmeans, andmeansto lock said tie in each new position.

'3. In a railroadtie,tl1e\combination with a tie,.means-to secure saidtieto the ballast underneath,.means-to, move said tie in -1elation tosaidsecuring means, and meansslto 5 lock said tie .witlrsaid.securingmeans.

' sliding member, and means .to lock said; tie

with :said sliding member.

6. In a=ra1lroad-:t1e,: the combination.rwith 7 day of-January ,A. ,;D.1923.

a tie, a sliding member on said tie, a, plurality of lugs on saidsliding ;member adapted to be imbedded in the ballast underneath saidtie, a stud on said sliding member, a

slot in-saidtie for said stud, a plurality of spacing blocks of variouslength filling said slot on both sides of said stud, a cover plateiorsaid blocks, andtightening nuts onsaid astud on said plate, -a slotin saidtiefor said stud, a plurality of spacing blocks of differentlengthfilling said slot on bothsides of said stud, a cover vfor saidblocks, a plurality of .nuts ,on said stud adapted to tighten-.togetl1er ,said tie and said plate, andav screw operated device,adapted to engage said stud and said tie for ,the purpose of movingsaid tie in relation to said stud. 9. In a railroad tie, .thecombination with a ie, a liding plat onisa d tie, -plur y of tongues, onsaid plate, said: tonguesbeing adapted to be 'imbedded I in the ,ballastunder said tie, a stud on said plate, a slot in said tie for said stud,plurality .;of removabl spacing bl ck /of i erentlensth fil ing thespaces on both sides of said stud in said slot, :a cover ,plate fQr;1S2LIdgSlOt=Wlth said-blocks, nuts on saidstud ;adapted to draw togethersaid tie with said sliding plate, anda screw operateddevicejor moving,said tie inrelation to.said plate said ,device beingadaptedto.eng-agewith one 1 end said stud and with theother endsaiid; tie.

:Signed at ;,New York ,in ;the county of New York and State of NewYorkthisQZnd THEODQRE -.P. GARANKIN,

